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bios logos For media inquiries please contact press@dodgeball.com about us: bios Dens Crowley [ contact ] Dennis Crowley is the founder of dodgeball.com, a New York based service that focuses on using technology to facilitate serendipity. Since 2000, Dennis has been experimenting with the ways people use mobile devices to coordinate social interactions. His work focuses on merging location-based services with social networks to help people connect with the people and places around them. He has developed and managed mobile applications for Vindigo, MTV Networks and ABC and was previously a member of Jupiter Research's technology and operations research group. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Wired, Time Magazine, Newsweek, MTV, Slashdot and NBC and he has presented examples of his work at Microsoft and at O'Reilly's Emerging Technology conference. Dennis holds a Master's degree from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program and a Bachelor's degree from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. alex rainert [ contact ] Alex Rainert has been working for the past 6 years creating unique, usable and intuitive interfaces for various platforms. Sinc 2002, he has been exploring how a spoonful of technology can truly change the way people act and think socially. Recently Alex worked at ECCO design, uniting the user interface with the physical design of a product, matching form to function. Prior to working at ECCO, Alex had worked at Razorfish and R/GA as a Programmer, Information Architect and most recently as an Interaction Designer. Having been responsible for both the technology as well as the interface of a project allows him to create solutions that address both the technical possibilities as well as the users' needs. Over the years, he has worked on various platforms including software, web, kiosk, wireless, iTV and broadband for clients including Verizon, IBM, HBO and 3COM. This spring, he received his master's degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program where he focused primarily on the intersection of community, mobile applications and technology. dodgeball.com would not be around today if it wasn't for the support of friends along the way. Special shoutouts to Tom Ainslie, Pam Bennett, Melissa Camero, Eric Deschamps, Chris Gage, Rob Hudak, Aaron Ingram, Doug Jaeger, Andy Krucoff, Ken Rabe, James Robinson, Ilana Rosengarten, Clay Shirky, Matt Spangler, Chris Sung, Meghan Trainor, Shawn Van Every and everyone else who's added content, fixed bugs, and spread the word. home | glossary | about us | privacy | terms of service | contact | © 2008 Google Inc. All rights reserved.